So every good photographer has millions of photos on their computer, on their desk, on their shelves, in their basement, in storage, maybe home at mom’s house.  We are, as artists, surrounded by our work.  It never ceases to amuse me how hard it is, among these thousands upon thousands of images, to find a single decent photograph of myself.  Or even just a photo in which I appear.  Don’t get me wrong, this is one of the great blessings of taking pictures – avoiding being in them myself.  So to all you grooms out there who come to meetings with your fiancee (good for you, by the way, bonus points will help you later) and tell me that you “hate to be photographed”, trust me when I say I know the feeling.  I sympathize with you.  I will, however, still take your picture.

So it is with some anxiety and great excitement that I finally put pen to paper with my blog.  The idea, I admit, was conceived some time ago and has gone through varying phases of interest.  It was not until yesterday that the whole concept snapped into clear focus for me and suddenly I HAD to start immediately.  If you’ve ever seen the movie Amelie (and if you haven’t, stop reading this post and go immediately to the store to buy, not rent, this life-changing film), you’ll know the moment I’m describing.  Suddenly the secret of the man in the photographs is not a secret and all the over-exposed, shiny, sun-kissed moments of Amelie’s life flash before her to a melody that only the French could conceive.  It was like that – except I’m not as cute as she is.  Or as French.  Nevertheless, inspiration comes to us all in strange ways.  My inspiration you’ll have to wait for that blog post to read about.

So who am I?  Why do you care about my blog?  Why DO you care about my blog???  Well, I guess we’ll find out together.  I’ve been shooting weddings and events happily in Washington, DC and all around the country since 2003 and have finally decided to make a studio of my own.  I’ve had some absolutely wonderful experiences, met some absolutely wonderful people, and learned so many things.  Maybe I can share some of the things I’ve learned and I will do my best to share new experiences as they change me.  We can change together.  And if you’re looking for a photographer, look no farther.  I’m right here.

I have been known to climb things, stand on things, scale walls, hang off of whatever necessary.  I’m not your typical prim and proper photographer who is worried about getting something on his suit.  Quite the opposite in fact.  I’m here to work!

Not all of my weddings are in Cabo San Lucas, shockingly.  This brisk October wedding in Kentucky was cold, muddy, and outdoors.  Eventually I’ll post about this wedding, but for now, this whole post is a bunch of foreshadowing.  Besides, if I wrote everything in my head down here tonight, it wouldn’t be a blog, it’d be novel.

So with that, I’ve introduced myself and my blog.  The best, as they say, is yet to come.

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